Karaj vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$392
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
76
73
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.06M

The cost of living in Karaj is 33% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6711th and 4890th ($741 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 142nd in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5889th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Sendai

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Karaj Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057